ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 7 Michelangelo cont o Very little visual art outside of religious context o Frames surround every painting except the last judgment Less structured and hierarchical than Giotto s depiction of the last judgment Less portrayal of hell Jesus and other figures were originally painted nude another artist covered over it o Pieta 1500 Based on Dante s Paradiso Odd that Mary appears to be visually younger than the man she is holding Jesus is her son but she is also his daughter Donatello These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o David 1440 s amongst the first to re visit the contrapposto counterpoise Body in one direction head in another Portrays the strange psychological moment after David slays Goliath Almost disturbing about the way he plays with the decapitated head Somewhat perverse Body is X Shaped for balance This sculpture is a marker that shows change in body ideals over time o Mary Magdalene 1455 Life sized aesthetically profound Very expressive A prostitute beloved of Jesus Becomes a desert saint Beautiful woman whose looks declined after Jesus s death sunken eyes missing teeth
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